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Board of the LafargeHolcim Foundation

Board of the LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction (l-r): Jan Jenisch, Roland Köhler, Brinda Somaya, Harry Gugger, Enrique Norten, Alejandro Aravena, Marilyne Andersen, Maria Atkinson, Marc Angélil, Jens Diebold and Stuart Smith.

The Board of the LafargeHolcim Foundation defines the strategies through which the Foundation encourages innovative approaches to sustainable construction. The Board inspires the programs of the Foundation by integrating architectural, scientific, cultural, and policy concerns and ensures that they are aligned with the current interpretations of sustainable development. Six members of the Board form the legal Board of Trustees of the Foundation according to Swiss law (Stiftungsrat). A Steering Group composed of three members of the Board manages the operational activities of the Foundation. The members of the Board of the LafargeHolcim Foundation are:

Chairman of the Board Roland Köhler Chairman of the Board, Noser Group, Switzerland Read more »

Member of the Academic Committee Marilyne Andersen Professor of Sustainable Construction Technologies, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland Read more »

Head of the Academic Committee Marc Angélil Architect and Professor of Architecture & Design, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland Read more »

Alejandro Aravena Partner Architect and Executive Director, Elemental, Chile Read more »

Maria Atkinson AM Sustainability Business Advisor and Founding CEO, Green Building Council of Australia Read more »

Jens Diebold Head of Sustainable Development, LafargeHolcim, Switzerland Read more »

Member of the Academic Committee Harry Gugger Professor of Architectural & Urban Design and Head, Laboratoire Bâle, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland Read more »

Jan Jenisch CEO of LafargeHolcim, Switzerland Read more »

Enrique Norten Principal and Founder, TEN Arquitectos, Mexico/USA Read more »

Stuart Smith Director at Arup, United Kingdom Read more »

Brinda Somaya Principal Architect and Managing Director, Somaya & Kalappa Consultants, India Read more »

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